yorks5stringer

It's the old overpayment scam but not once yet has he discussed/confirmed with me the venue ( am I being picky?) "Thanks for your reply and assistance so far. I got the total cost for the booking and I will like to proceed with the booking asap. So, please I need you to charge the total amount of £11,000 + processing fees on my card, then deduct £5000 for the booking and send the balance of £6000 to my fiance. She needs it to make other arrangements for the weeding as she is out of money. I will provide my her information later when you have charged the credit card and confirm the money. Please, i will like to hear from you soon as i am very busy with work and making other necessary arrangements for the weeding. If this can be arranged let me know so i can give you a call and process it over the phone. Thanks James Langdon" I'm going to give him the local Police contact number as my number......

Having taken the advice of this forum 'never to undersell oneself for a Wedding', my quote of £5000 has not provoked a response from James Langdon as yet. I'm almost disappointed......

Yes, but we're not the 'Real Thing' either....! As he has my email address anyway I'll post his response

Just had these two emails today: Hello, My weeding is on the 26th of March and I would love the band to play. Get back to me if there is availability. Thanks James L****** to which I replied tell me more.... Hello, I am currently not in the country. I want to hire your band for our wedding on the 26th of March 2010 and will be having nothing less than 100 guest. The band would play for about 6 hours, from 12:00PM to 6:00PM. My Fiance loves Jazz, R&B and soul Music so we will like some good Jazz or Soul Music. Please, get back to me with the cost. Like I said earlier I am currently not in the country, I am currently at work in an oil rig so the only means of payment is my Credit card. I hope you do have a POS machine for credit cards charges as regards payment. Please get back to me on the costs. Regards James L****** I think I'll get back to him quoting £5000 ( I know, too cheap) and see how he reacts.. to me it is definitely a scam.

I bought a Hair and Body Dryer for Mrs Yorks5stringer for Christmas.......(just joking). Bought it, it didn't work from the off so they sent a replacement and said ," don't send it back it will cost more than its worth". New they cost up to £85, got this from ebay at around £40 I've had a peek inside, nothing obvious, checked the fuse etc so if anyone wants it to try and get it going they are welcome. Might be better if you pick it up or come to the Yor-Bash on March 21st to collect, I'd hate to take postage from someone (around £7.50) and it not be repairable! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hot-Air-Body-Hair-Dryer-1KW-240v-White-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ140366706843QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_BathroomAccessories_SM?hash=item20ae81f89b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hot-Air-Body-Hair-Dr...=item20ae81f89b[/url]

Updated list taken from messages, please update if it is you..... 1. Born 2B Mild 2. yorks5stringer 3. Al Heeley 4. Wonderhorse 5. simon1964 6. Tait 7. Mikey R 8. budget bassist 9. Jake_tenfloors 10. Soopercrip 11. timloudon 12. Kirky 13. Huwberry 14. Conan ? 15. Gnasher? 16. J3ster? 17. bigevilman? 18. Keefman? 19. Josh3184? 20. Prosebass 21. richardd 22. Anthony Joseph W? 23. sifi 2112 24. Guybrushthreepw? 25. retroman

[quote name='retroman' post='722429' date='Jan 23 2010, 06:38 PM']Stick me down as a provisional. haven't got anything planned that day yet, and it's not that bad a run from Derbyshire I can bring some basses along, but I would struggle to bring my heavy weight rig [/quote] 2B or not 2B, that is the question....

[quote name='Sean' post='720772' date='Jan 22 2010, 08:10 AM']FFS the man invented, amongst other things, the Precision, Jazz, Stingray, Telecaster and Stratocaster! I'm sure he had a damn good reason for needing that many. And how do you know that they are[i] all [/i] pens? There could be a 0.5mm propelling pencil, a 0.7mm propelling pencil, a pen torch, one of those novelty sliding bikini pens where the bikini slides away to reveal a naked lady and a pen-style terminal screwdriver. [/quote] Yes, but why were 4 of them clipped outside his shirt and one left loose inside?

I'm just wondering why he needed 5 pens.....!

[quote name='Anthony Joseph Waczek III' post='710966' date='Jan 13 2010, 10:07 AM']would love to come along just to meet other bassists and learn, if thats plausible. i dont really know how a bass bash works.[/quote] You'd be more than welcome, you can either come with or without your gear, and you can try out other people's gear ( with their permission) and just generally chat to other bassists. It is however compulsory to buy some Raffle tickets, and compliment the organisers on what a good job they have done.... The only thing that is frowned upon is showing off your new slap licks at full volume for 25 minutes!

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='709365' date='Jan 11 2010, 08:54 PM']Well , I am a real Yorkshireman so I tend to use products like this because they're cheaper !!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-x-NEW-RED-BLACK-PAISLEY-BANDANA-SIZE-66cmx66cm_W0QQitemZ140361517031QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMen_s_Accessories_UK?hash=item20ae32c7e7"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-x-NEW-RED-BLACK-PA...=item20ae32c7e7[/url][/quote] Well, as long as no one slips on the disgarded skin.....

Stevie Williams was talking at the National Bass Day about something he's arranged, I think it was on one of the Balearics? At least the weather should be nice..... Can't find a link to it but there are plenty on here who may have details?

[attachment=39939:mane_20small.jpg] Sorry no can do, no flash, no Bash..... PS If you were a real Doctor you'd use products such as above........

Well, he's had " loads of commets".....

I think the 'wedding' may have to be cancelled if he's relying on getting £1500 for that!

Just bought some pots, a control plate and bridge from gafbass02. All items as described and well priced too!

Speaking of the Stingmeister, did anyone see the promo film for the Winters Tale thing in Durham Cathedral last night on BBC1? As someone who grew up in the NE from 1960 till 1973 I enjoyed the music and shots of him going around his old haunts. However I lost some of my respect for him when he went to by a "United" football book from a market and got his lackey to pay for it, as apparently he does not carry cash on him! I know he has more money than the Queen but when I'm a multi-millionaire I'll: A: keep editorial control of anything I'm on and B: carry some cash on me!

Here's a bit of an ebay story with a twist and 100% true! My brother in law plays and buys and sells guitars and around 10 years ago saw a valuable sunburst or gold top Les Paul ( it might have been 1959?) on ebay. he bid for it but did not win it, only to get a second chance offer from the seller, I think it was around £2500 which he accepted.(The explanation was the winner was in the USA and postage was too much). He'd checked the provenance of the guitar and spoken to the seller who seemed genuine and knew about guitars. The seller said to get the £ to him ASAP as he was working in Switzerland next week: if he got the money quickly he'd send it before he went. So my BIL sent the money, he'd had a few difficulties getting hold of the guy but always got through in the end. The guitar arrived by courier in a case but not a shaped case, BIL thought "Ok fair enough, it's not a dealbreaker as long as the guitar is OK". He took off the wrapping paper, opened the case to find it filled with 3 bricks! He contacted the seller who said it had been definitely sent with the guitar inside and it was the couriers fault. BIL spoke to the couriers who said it could not have been substituted. BIL contacted the Police ( who did not know what ebay was at this time). To cut a long story short the case went to court in the sellers home town of ......... Day one saw the prosecution make their case, then BIL was called by the prosecution, then the defence. The defence lawyer went thought his bank details trying to prove he'd received the guitar and had sold it on. They then called Chandler Guitars to establish the provenance of the guitar. Then the defence called a little old lady who under questioning said she'd seen the defendant wrapping this guitar up, in a park opposite a guitar shop, where he'd called to get some wrapping materials. She said she sat there every day and noticed this guy wrapping a 1959 sunburst/goldtop Gibson les paul..... Immediately suspicions were raised, how would a little old dear know so much detail? The detective on the case was a local guy and called his girlfriend who worked close by. He asked her if she knew the old lady. "Of course", it was the defendant's girlsfriend/partner's mother! After lunch the detective went to the Judge and the case was halted, ultimately the old woman was charged with perjury and the guitar seller was charged again, fined and made to pay back the money ( which he still has not done). The Judge who knew nothing about ebay castigated BIL for sending off money for something he wasn't sure existed...! The defendant had money troubles and had just copied a photo from US ebay! However the twist in the tale was that on day one, the detective said to BIL, I'll tell you something about the family of the defendant at the end of the trial. Apparently the defendant came from a family of two parents and two brothers, of which he was one. When he was younger his mother left home so they stayed with their father. Then the guitar cheat brother left home. Some time later the remaining son died one day sat on the sofa, and instead of telling the authorities, the father left him sat on the sofa: for some reason he did not decompose and the room was just left closed. Time elapsed and for some reason, people were going to visit the house so the father wrapped dead son's corpse in an old carpet and dumped it in a park. The body was found, the Police thought they had a murder: after investigations in the end the father was just charged with preventing a burial.

No fleas on that review....

Do you have to be travelling at the speed of sound for them to work?

Just had my first lesson with Jake on Boxing Day ( my birthday treat from the girls). Not much to say that has not been said before on this thread: he was clear, patient, affirming and has shown and explained to me a number of principals and techniques that should, if practiced correctly by me, enable a more fluent and musical technique!

On page 73 of the January BGM there is an article about "Luna Guitars" and this special PBass 'copy' they have produced for Paz Lenchantin. Yvonne de Villiers who owns the company tells us, " Alex Morgan was commisioned to create a gender-neutral paisley henna art design that was laser edged onto the cedar pickguard". I'm 55 the day after next and have never once encountered gender specific designs in paisley henna art designs, it seems I have led a sheltered life.! But if anyone has an examples, I'm prepared to be shocked.....but aren't they just random swirls? BTW, I think this has to be my weirdest post, ever!

Well, it seems someone has not read this thread...£585 for a £379 Bass!!! Sorry, it comes with a lead as well...... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/signed-Flea-bass-sunny-model-32-gig-bag-jack-lead_W0QQitemZ320465245202QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a9d379412"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/signed-Flea-bass-sun...=item4a9d379412[/url]

Been a bit bemused by one of the google ads at the top of the page during this thread..."Council Approved Pest Control", of course it was triggered by "flea"!!